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I am Tim...

... a graphic designer with 30 years’ experience of making and helping others make books and publications of all kinds.

I collaborate responsively with authors and artists to arrive at the best, right result that makes them happy and proud.

I allow the meaning of words and the beauty of images to shine and communicate together, and strive for elegance, clarity, balance, legibility and utility (except when trashiness, confusion or frippery may be required).

I am literate and thoughtful, sensitive to subject matter and target audience, and skilled at analysing and structuring material to find the appropriate form and style for each project.

I have worked with individuals, small groups and large corporations and institutions, on everything from simple flyers to complex books and magazines, with print runs from 10 to 1,000,000.

I am usually wholly responsible for every aspect of the design, layout and accuracy of every page, as well as the management of printing and production.

I know my stuff. How can I help you?

Some clients

Nils Norman, An Architecture of Play, Four Corners Books
Horatio’s GardenPhil McIntyre EntertainmentTime To Think, Inc.Janet Street-PorterTrolley BooksSusie HamiltonThe Fine Art SocietySphereTonico Lemos AuadMerrell PublishersFour Corners BooksThe House of Fairy TalesArtSourceThe LineThe British Art FairGavin TurkJason MartinMalgosia StepnikRob and Nick CarterModern Art OxfordAlexandre da CunhaEmily YoungTriangle NetworkJonathan YeoLive Stock MarketBen Brown Fine Artsl’étrangère GalleryCarlton Booksthe wind in the treesAndrea Rosen GalleryTransition GalleryGalerie SimpsonThomas Williams Fine ArtStephen Friedman GallerySOASKate BrightEleven Fine ArtThe Gallery of EverythingThe Spice GirlsMummery+SchnelleZed NelsonHutchinsonAspen Art FoundationJacqui SmallMark Jason GalleryVigo GalleryCenturyTransform Drug Policy FoundationSteve GoddardBrian GriffithsChannel FourGasworks GalleryPrestelSladmore GalleryPrefaceHighclere CastleEast London Metropolitan OperaManchester UnitedCoombs ContemporaryBen Elwes Fine ArtBurning Bright ProductionsPenguin Random HouseTulloh BooksNancy FoutsEnglish Garden LoungingWalid Kassatly DistilleriesV&A Museum of ChildhoodThe Groucho ClubRoyal British Society of SculptorsThe River Café

Other things

the wind in the trees is my independent publishing imprint, home to personal projects.

The @crudlark Instagram account is a showcase for my lifelong collection of small plastic fragments.

Contact

Tim Barnes

Email: chicken@herechickychicky.com

Phone: +44(0)7485 578 233